Also in the European Union demand to remove charges from another deputy chairman Mejlis Umerov The European Union called on Russia to release deputy chairman of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatars Ahtim Chiygoz and to remove charges from another deputy chairman of the organization Ilmi Umerov. This is stated in a statement on the website of the EU foreign policy department. On the eve of the "supreme court" of Crimea, sentenced Chyigoz to eight years in prison in a colony. "The European Union has constantly followed the case of Mr. Cheygoz and insisted on his release". "We are repeating this call today," the EU said.. The communique emphasizes that the ban on the activity of the Mejlis, its self-governing body and the persecution of its leaders is a serious and unacceptable violation of their rights.

"We expect immediate lifting of charges against another deputy chairman of the Mejlis, Mr. Ilmi Umerov, and we recall our long-standing position that all illegally detained citizens of Ukraine on the Crimean peninsula and in the Russian Federation should be immediately released," the European Office. Recall, in May 2016 was detained and charged with the extremism of Umerov. At the end of 2016, Russia added it to the list of terrorists.

Original article: EU urged Russia to release Chiygoza.